No events are recorded for 417 AD.
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An edict issued by the Emperors Honorius and Theodosius II ban building new Synagogues and converting non-Jews to Judaism.
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- Emperors Honorius and Theodosius II ban building new
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Cyril of Alexandria incites violence against Jews
St. Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, promoted violence against Alexandria's Jews and stirred the Greeks to murder or drive them out. A few came back within some years; many returned only once the Muslims had taken Egypt.
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Expulsion of Jews from Alexandria
A Jewish uprising in Alexandria claims the lives of many Christians. Bishop Cyril forces his way into the synagogue, expels the Jews (some authors estimate the numbers of Jews expelled up to 100 thousand) and gives their property to the mob.
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- Bishop Cyril
- Where
- Alexandria, Egypt
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Massacre in Alexandria
After a massacre of Christians by some Jews, Jews were expelled from Alexandria under the leadership of Saint Cyril of Alexandria. Sources differ over whether all Alexandrian Jews were expelled or just the ones involved in the massacre.
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- Unknown
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- Alexandria, Egypt
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Expulsion of Jews from Minorca
Jews expelled from Minorca or asked to convert.
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- Unknown
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Forced conversion of Jews in Magona
The first record of Jews being forced to convert or face expulsion. Bishop Severus of Menorca, claimed to have forced 540 Jews to accept Christianity upon conquering the island.
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- Bishop Severus of Menorca
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- Mahón (Magona), Minorca, Spain
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